1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: So let's have a look at the weekends all Black 2 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Test and whether it achieved what it was supposed to, 3 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: i e. Sell the game to the Americans. Ented Chief 4 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: executive Mark Robinson with US Mark Morning Morning, Mike Razor 5 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: smoke very well about it, tailgate parties, plenty of noise 6 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: in the injury breaks and all that sort of stuff. 7 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: Do you see it as a success and how so? 8 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, it was a it was a fantastic event. 9 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: It was a it was a great week leading up 10 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 2: to it at a lot of levels, Mike. But if 11 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 2: you if you want to focus on the game, you 12 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: know it was I think it was a couple of 13 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: hundred tickets off sold out, so just over thirty three 14 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: thousand people went to the ground early as well as 15 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 2: tailgate stuff going on or set up a number of 16 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: merchandise stalls, and the Americans are very different in terms 17 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 2: of the way they approached that. So we had stalls 18 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: with you know, long long cues in them, a lot 19 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: more music, a lot more people moving in and around 20 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: their seats, and a lot more buzz and hum in 21 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: the stadium. So look, when we look at the nature 22 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: the competition of the crowd, we had about seventy percent 23 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: of the crowd come from outside of San Diego, and 24 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 2: there were fans from every state in the United States. 25 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: But that's as well, though, wasn't it. Well, we haven't 26 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: got that the little detail yets. But certainly there were 27 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: people I've bumped the people on the street that had 28 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: come from from Dallas and other areas in the South 29 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 2: that we were Americans wanting to understand the game more, 30 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: had seen seeing aspects of the World Cup and just 31 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 2: wanted to learn more. So there were, you know, I 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: think a composition of lots of different nationalities and people 33 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 2: from different states as well. 34 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: So have you got enough there to actually look on 35 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: a piece of paper and go, this specifically is what 36 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: we did, what we aim for, and therefore we achieved 37 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: it or not? Or is it just all vibes? 38 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: I think it's early days with it. I mean, we 39 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,559 Speaker 2: met with USA Rugby and World Rugby through the week 40 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: and talked about where World Rugby are thinking about the 41 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: markets and host cities for the tournament twenty thirty one. 42 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: We'll certainly take a gauge off them as to what 43 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 2: future involvement in the States looks like and where we 44 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 2: might go. So We've got a bit to learn around 45 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: the market and certainly the USA Right've got some strong 46 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: views on possible markets as well and how we look 47 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 2: to work into the fajor markets on the East and 48 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: the West coast. So there's definitely more work to do, Mike, 49 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: I don't think the plan is fully fledged, but what 50 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 2: we're seeing through content the influences there. You'd have probably 51 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 2: seen images of NFL franchise and athletes all around the place, 52 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: and certainly the engagements through all of that off field 53 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: stuff was really impressive. We've also did a lot of 54 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 2: work length and foundations with you know, White and New 55 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 2: Zealand anchor. Was great to see people like Tim Brown 56 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 2: up there. Anthony Moss is doing a great job as 57 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 2: a general counsel to the console sorry to the West 58 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 2: coast of the States, and talked about different ideas around 59 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 2: how we connect the game in there and think about 60 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 2: you know, the broader interests in New Zealand as well. 61 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 2: So you know, I'm self spent days up at Stanford 62 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: and around Silicon Valley talking to some people about what 63 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 2: the future could look like down down the West Coast 64 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 2: with regards to rugby and other opportunities. So all in all, 65 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 2: we can. We packed a heap of stuff into the week, 66 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: and we we had a great event on Friday night 67 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: as well, so we're pretty pleased. 68 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: Good stuff all right, go well, appreciate it very much, 69 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: Mike Robinson, Chief Executives. 70 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 71 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: news talks. 72 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast 73 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.